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Jasmine Crockett Defends Slave Patrol Comments About ICE
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, has defended her remarks about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, comparing the tactics of its agents to those of slave patrols who disciplined runaway enslaved Blac...
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